I have a 17 year old Jack Russell. Is it possible to train her to use the pads at this stage of her life?
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I have two cocker-mixes ages 6 and 8. After moving to a three level townhouse with no yard, I couldn't always get them outside right away in Minnesota snow storms and rain. I use these pads in a "dog liter boxes" with artificial grass on the balcony. It took a couple weeks of "hit and miss", but they finally have the idea. I rewarded them when they used their boxes. Now that the weather's nice and we can get outside to grass most days, they still remember how to use the literboxes. They're smarter than we give them credit for !
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I've read that it's never to late to train a dog a new trick. We trained our dog (of course whe was a puppy then) by encouraging her to use the pads with lots of praise and a small treat after she did it correctly. Like any trick, you need to work on training several times a day every day until your dog gets it. And keep the treats tiny or the dog could get too many treats. Our dog uses the pads 98 percent of the time.
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I have a 14 year old shih tzu and a 10 year old shih tzu. They both adapted quite quickly. I was surprised and very pleased.
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I think you can, but it will take a lot of patience from you. You would have to try to figure out about when you think she might need to go and stand there with her on the pad until she goes. You will have to be gentle with her as she is an old dog. I built a three sided wall around the pad to help keep her contained. It took about 2 or 3 weeks and she started to go on her own. She was a puppy though.
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I had a Jack Russell and I used the small one for a dog, she had asthma but it extended her life about another 3-4 years.............
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Yes, we have the box and Havanese dogs! We do not use the box because out dogs were more interested in pulling pads out of the frame like a toy to shred when they were puppies. Repeated attempts were no more successful and our dogs are 6 mos and adult. They are house trained and use pads on the floor when our timing does not match theirs or we are away. They did use the smaller pad holders found in most pet supply chain stores. We found it was just another thing to clean. Puppy training is essential; we were training 4 puppies after rescuing a pregnant mama dog, so factor that into our mixed success rate:) Yes, we have the box and Havanese dogs! We do not use the box because out dogs were more interested in pulling pads out of the frame like a toy to shred when they were puppies. Repeated attempts were no more successful and our dogs are 6 mos and adult. They are house trained and use pads on the floor when our timing does not match theirs or we are away. They did use the smaller pad holders found in most pet supply chain stores. We found it was just another thing to clean. Puppy training is essential; we were training 4 puppies after rescuing a pregnant mama dog, so factor that into our... » Read More Yes, we have the box and Havanese dogs! We do not use the box because out dogs were more interested in pulling pads out of the frame like a toy to shred when they were puppies. Repeated attempts were no more successful and our dogs are 6 mos and adult. They are house trained and use pads on the floor when our timing does not match theirs or we are away. They did use the smaller pad holders found in most pet supply chain stores. We found it was just another thing to clean. Puppy training is essential; we were training 4 puppies after rescuing a pregnant mama dog, so factor that into our mixed success rate:) « Show Less
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You are prob. doing nothing wrong. My 19 pound Jack Russell did the same thing. We're working on it and he has been more cooperative. I make a ridiculously big deal out of any success ( including his favorite yrea, And I tell him how bad he is when he tears things up (clearly for fun). If you can muster the patience, AND you use the right absorbant pads, it does work. Be careful what pad you use, Four Paws WeeWee pads are AWFUL. found some really heavy duty pads made by a small company - look up the name, "Value Pet Supplies." They actually helped me ! the pads they make are far better than others I tried. Good luck. You are prob. doing nothing wrong. My 19 pound Jack Russell did the same thing. We're working on it and he has been more cooperative. I make a ridiculously big deal out of any success ( including his favorite yrea, And I tell him how bad he is when he tears things up (clearly for fun). If you can muster the patience, AND you use the right absorbant pads, it does work. Be careful what pad you use, Four Paws WeeWee pads are AWFUL. found some really heavy duty pads made by a small company - look up the name, "Value Pet Supplies." They actually helped me ! the pads they make are far... » Read More You are prob. doing nothing wrong. My 19 pound Jack Russell did the same thing. We're working on it and he has been more cooperative. I make a ridiculously big deal out of any success ( including his favorite yrea, And I tell him how bad he is when he tears things up (clearly for fun). If you can muster the patience, AND you use the right absorbant pads, it does work. Be careful what pad you use, Four Paws WeeWee pads are AWFUL. found some really heavy duty pads made by a small company - look up the name, "Value Pet Supplies." They actually helped me ! the pads they make are far better than others I tried. Good luck. « Show Less
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We had older dogs so it proved hard to convince them to use it. Perhaps it's better for training puppies. Anyway, we did try absorbing some of their urine onto a paper towel and putting that in the drawer of the Pet Park so their scent would be there, and you know how dogs like to top the last dogs leavings. Gate them into an area with a tile floor and the Pet Park and when they have to go, they will hopefully use the Pet Park. Susan W had a great suggestion on how to train your dog. Make sure to read her comment.
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I would think that would be easy to train your puppy to find the grate outside and use that spot if that's what the puppy is used to going on inside. I have not done that with any of my dogs but am fairly confident it can be done since dogs are such creatures of habit.
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Are you using the same pads, i had to put the poop on the new pad that was on the holder, to guide my tea cup, help him get use to it.. hope this helps
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Too young. Your dog is young enough to train. Mine was not. I did this collar so my daughter could walk her. It truly does help, but we started using this on my 10 year old 70 lb dog. And it works.... Had I trained her in the beginning, I would not have needed this...
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Our dog is 35# and no problem. You need to pick up the #2s every day or two... Otherwise when its too full the dog will do it outside of the porch potty.
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I also tried the tray for my female Malti-tzu. I stopped using the tray!! she did not like stepping up. I put down the "under pads" for beds and put the "training Pads" on top, it works great! I change the "under pads once a week. I cut the "under pad" in half because they are very large or use two (2) "training pads for a larger area. Hope this helps.
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I don't think you will be disappointed. My dog is only 3 years old and has had bad rear knees and hips. Too much that surgery is not an option. So now she is at least comfortable. Keeping her weight down helps too. I'm in Newport Beach, Ca. So nice to talk to someone half way around the world. It's 83 and sunny here today.
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From my experience yes, you just need to set three specific times throughout your day to take them outside so they know not to go inside. They will learn over time that the pee pee pads are only for emergency purposes. I've trained two adult dogs and currently training two pups. It takes lots of dedication, and if your having a hard time with dog not peeing on the pads just rub one of the pads with their pee every time and they'll sniff their way every time it never fails. Hope this helps, sorry if I went on a description tangent �
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I would think so. The rubber is quite tough. However, our little doggie is an eight-year old Maltese-Tzi Shu. May be you can give it a go. It is worth the try. Good luck!
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Mine is 14, and I used treats as an incentive. I'd keep placing him on the potty and say to go potty then treat him, and even though he's not crazy about it; he uses it, which is wonderful for me. I love it, he's likes it when I am not mad at him which makes the process easier. He did make a few mistakes but no one is perfect. Mine will go out if outside and use his indoor potty inside.
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I would think so. Just don't be too over enthusiastic congratulating you dog if it uses the pad as it may get the wrong message. I scared mine into thinking he was doing the wrong thing! Thankfully he got over it.
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With the proper training this is possible. But it will take you spending the time with your dog.
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Yes! Our Louie started to do that and I got these pads and they are great! I now have 5 of the larger ones and that way I can put a new one down each time I wash one. Get the larger ones, they can miss on the smaller ones...Louie is a Yorkie. �